gaily
with merriment; merrily; joyfully; cheerfully.
with showiness; showily.
Origin of gaily
1- Also gay·ly .
Words Nearby gaily
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How to use gaily in a sentence
I disliked his laugh because I knew it was forced, but I nodded gaily and asked him where he was going.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt a meeting with Netanyahu, Rubio gaily mocked himself by toasting the Israeli leader with one of his famous water bottles.
Marco Rubio Really Loves Israel and Has Pictures to Prove It | Eli Lake | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOn another wall was hung a gaily colored quilt made by Harris.
Scarsdale Doctor Killer Jean Harris Found Redemption in Prison | Michael Daly | December 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd at Easter, Americans dunk them in dye and buy pounds of their chocolate likenesses wrapped in gaily colored foil.
There was a time when Aristide Pujol, in sole charge of an automobile, went gaily scuttering over the roads of France.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
And, Pedro preceding them, the young men gaily descended the stairs.
The pair disappeared among the glittering and gaily-dressed crowd that thronged the portico.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe had been momentarily forgetting care; was speaking gaily to his wife as they entered.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodHis hair relieved this somewhat, for it was white and always stood gaily on end, defying brush and comb.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
British Dictionary definitions for gaily
/ (ˈɡeɪlɪ) /
in a lively manner; cheerfully
with bright colours; showily
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